Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter L

Was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to hi

Was a skiffle musician, possibly the most famous of them all, with more than 20 UK Top 30 hits to his name. He is also known as the King of Skiffle and is often cited as a large influence on the generation of British musicians who became famous in the 1960s.[1]

An American artist specializing in aviation art.Lonnie was hired in 1969 to work for the McDonnell D

An American artist specializing in aviation art.Lonnie was hired in 1969 to work for the McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, California (now known as The Boeing Company after a merger between the two companies in 1997). He completed his art education while working for the company and was the understudy of famed aviation artist Robert Grant (R.G.) Smith, who worked for the company as a design engineer. When Smith died due to complications related to Parkinson's disease, Lonnie was asked by Smith's daughter to do a portrait of her father - he was honored to do so for his famous mentor.

A British saxophonist and singer. She was briefly a member of the band X Ray Spex, although she had

A British saxophonist and singer. She was briefly a member of the band X Ray Spex, although she had been sacked from that group by the time they recorded their first album, which nevertheless used her (uncredited) saxophone arrangements. A year later she formed Essential Logic. This group recorded one self-titled EP, four singles and an album, Beat Rhythm News (Waddle Ya Play?). Logic was briefly also a member of the Red Krayola, appearing on two singles and the album Kangaroo?. Her saxophone lent a unique quality to the bands she was in.[1] She also played on recordings by The Raincoats, The Stranglers and the Swell Maps and, later, Boy George. During the recording of the second Essential Logic album the group broke up, and she finished the recording as a solo Lora Logic album, Pedigree Charm.

Was an American folksinger, dulcimer player, and music collector. She co-edited with Howard Brockway

Was an American folksinger, dulcimer player, and music collector. She co-edited with Howard Brockway two collections of folk music.

Is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as

Is best known as a mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as ska, by combining elements of calypso gleaned from Lord Kitchener, with the lilting mento rhythms of his childhood.[2] He has been based in Canada for over thirty-five years.

Is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Grose. Currently based in Wollongong, New South

Is the professional name of Australian musician Tim Grose. Currently based in Wollongong, New South Wales, he is the singer, guitarist and principal songwriter for the heavy metal band LORD. He is best known as the founder and sole original member of the band Dungeon, one of the more recognised and most active bands on the Australian heavy metal scene until their final performances in 2005.

Was a German cabaret artist/standup comedian.She was born in Mährisch-Ostrau in Austria-Hungary (to

Was a German cabaret artist/standup comedian.She was born in Mährisch-Ostrau in Austria-Hungary (today Ostrava in the Czech Republic), as Lore Schirner. She studied history, German literature and philosophy in Berlin and Vienna. In Berlin she met Kay Lorentz, who became her husband in 1944.Together they founded the famous "Kom(m)ödchen" in Düsseldorf in 1947. It was one of the first political cabarets in Western Germany after the Second World War.

An Italian singer. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such

An Italian singer. In her long career she has worked with some of the best Italian songwriters such as Enrico Ruggeri, Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Enzo Jannacci and Mango, among others. She has experimented with different genres, from rock

Is a Romanian pop singer.Singer, actress, TV hostess and mother, Loredana began her career in the ci

Is a Romanian pop singer.Singer, actress, TV hostess and mother, Loredana began her career in the city of Onesti. She alternated music styles in order to show her wide talents. She is married to Andrei Boncea, director Media Pro Pictures, the bigest film stidio in Romania and has one daughter.

A star of Italian television. She was also a journalist for the Italian TV show La vita in diretta.

A star of Italian television. She was also a journalist for the Italian TV show La vita in diretta. In 2001 she became the girlfriend of the famous Italian singer, Albano Carrisi.

Is a tradition bearer for the Tolowa tribe. He has dedicated himself to preserving the traditional s

Is a tradition bearer for the Tolowa tribe. He has dedicated himself to preserving the traditional songs, language, and basketry. He is the foremost ceremonial leader of the tribe, and its most prolific basketweaver.[1]Loren Bommelyn is both Tolowa and Karuk. He is a fluent speaker of the Tolowa language and taught for many years at Del Norte High School in Crescent City, California.[2] He earned his Masters Degree in Linguistics from the University of Oregon. After years of studying with Tolowa elders, Bommelyn has published educational material about the Tolowa language. He played a role in convincing the University of California system accept Native American languages as part of its entrance requirements for world language.

Is an American ice dancer and pageant titleholder. She is the 2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist

Is an American ice dancer and pageant titleholder. She is the 2004 U.S. Ice Dancing Bronze Medalist with David Mitchell. In 2011 Galler-Rabinowitz will compete in the Miss America pageant. Galler-Rabinowitz graduated from the Buckingham Browne and Nichols

An Spanish pop singer known artistically as Lorena.She was the winner of TV's Spanish Language's tal

An Spanish pop singer known artistically as Lorena.She was the winner of TV's Spanish Language's talent-search program Operación Triunfo 2006 . In 2007, her debut album, Lorena was released under the Sony BMG label.At age 8 performed in a stage for the first time and she never went down of it. For 14 years she was at the Casa de Andalucía of Lleida singing and dancing flamenco, sang in various benefit acts (always as a solo singer) and was component of a gospel choir where she studied vocal training.

Is an Italian ice dancer.

Is an Italian ice dancer.

Was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and natural

Was an Italian sculptor who infused his neoclassicism with a strain of sentimental piety and naturalistic detail, while he drew inspiration from the sculpture of the Florentine Renaissance rather than the overpowering influence of Antonio Canova that circ

Is a famous singer of Mexican ranchera music. He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández en Cue

Is a famous singer of Mexican ranchera music. He was born with the name of Lorenzo Hernández en Cuencamé de Ceniceros, Durango, and sang for the first time on radio in the late 1950s on a Sunday talent contest called "Aficionados de los Ejidos" on XEDN (Torreón, Coahuila). He has sung on more than 90 albums and acted in almost 50 films and continues singing even after 5 decades. His youngest son, Ricardo de Monteclaro, is also a professional singer.

Was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.Gh

Was an Italian artist of the early Renaissance best known for works in sculpture and metalworking.Ghiberti was born in Florence. His father was Bartoluccio Ghiberti, a trained artist and goldsmith, who trained his son in the gold trade. Lorenzo Ghiberti t

Was a Cuban trova musician, a singer, guitarist and composer. He worked for most of his life in duos

Was a Cuban trova musician, a singer, guitarist and composer. He worked for most of his life in duos with three important Cuban trovadors. His face showed clear signs of indian descent: he was an indo-mulatto (one of his grandmothers was a Siboney). He was the son and nephew of soneros, and he grew up in the ambiance of this type of Cuban music and dance. At ten, he was singing in Santiago de Cuba; at thirteen he formed a trio with two friends: the trio eventually left for Havana. They sang in cafés and private houses.

Was an Italian painter and poet.Born in Florence, he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Ba

Was an Italian painter and poet.Born in Florence, he studied painting under Matteo Rosselli. Both Baldassare Franceschini and Francesco Furini were also apprenticed with Rosselli. the influence of whose style, and more especially of that of Santi di Tito,

Was a Northern Italian painter draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian sch

Was a Northern Italian painter draughtsman and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school. He painted mainly altarpieces, religious subjects and portraits. While he was active during the High Renaissance, he already constitutes, through his

was a Florentine painter. He joined the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Floren

was a Florentine painter. He joined the Camaldolese monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli in Florence in 1391, but he left monastic life before making a lifetime commitment. Despite this fact, he has traditionally been called "Lawrence the Monk." His wor

An American country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwr

An American country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s and is revered as a country icon.With an impoverished upbringing, a devoted yet troubled marriage, chronic illness and exh

An American country music singer. She is the daughter of George Morgan, a country music singer who c

An American country music singer. She is the daughter of George Morgan, a country music singer who charted several hit singles between 1949 and his death in 1975. Lorrie Morgan charted her first single in 1978, although she did not break into the the top

An Australian pop singer. She has put out a number of records, was a session singer and appeared on

An Australian pop singer. She has put out a number of records, was a session singer and appeared on TV, both in Australia and Britain.She toured or recorded, under pseudonyms (as she puts it in the book Tales of The Brothers Gibb), with many artists such as Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Bryan Ferry, U2, Joe Cocker, George Harrison, Lionel Richie, Van Halen & Johnny Rotten. In the mid/late 1970s, at a less tender age, she released a number of single records in Australia. She eventually married John Vallins (ex-member of bands, Steve & The Board and Tin Tin) and formed a duo with him, Short Notice. She sang the title song of the Australian movie, Melvin, Son of Alvin in 1984. In 1987 she sang backup vocals on the musical soundtrack of the Australian movie "Sons of Steel" and, in 1995, the movie "Billy's Holiday" (the latter under the name Lori Vallins). More recently she has been involved in the production of the Animalsoztralia CD and the singing group Ozkids.

An American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five

An American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five children.In 2004 McKenna signed a publishing deal with Nashville's Harlan Howard Music after fellow singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier shared McKenna's Bitter